China to Allow Sales of Videogame Consoles

China said it would end a more than decade-long ban on the sale of videogame consoles as part of a new set of rules issued Friday for a new free-trade zone in Shanghai.

According to a statement from the State Council, China’s highest decision-making body, foreign companies that operate sales and production within the new trade zone will be able to sell the products across China pending approval of each device by the Ministry of Culture.

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